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17-year-old Justin Andrews with international delegates at Model U.N. conference in Beijing.
Elmont alum attends conference in China
Seventeen-year-old Justin Andrews had only traveled to his parents’ native island of Jamaica, so when the Model United Nations student got the chance to head over to Beijing, China in July, it’s … more
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Students at School 4 celebrated Chinese culture last week.
School 4 celebrates Chinese culture
On March 14 at Oceanside School 4, the third grade hosted a China Celebration. The students had been studying China and its culture for several weeks. They learned about the Great Wall of China, the … more
Laurie Schneider’s business, Janatorial Close-Out City Corp., was allegedly a front for her Ponzi scheme, prosecutors said.
Oceansider indicted in Ponzi scheme
Oceanside businesswoman Laurie Schneider was indicted by a federal grand jury last week on charges of running a Ponzi scheme that allegedly defrauded investors of more than $4 million. According … more
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While attending the NSLI-Y summer language immersion program in Beijing, Lynbrook High School student Jessica Shao visited the Great Wall of China.
Asian Fusion
Lynbrook High School sophomore Jessica Shao was one of 650 students around the country to be awarded a National Security Language Initiative for Youth Scholarship (NSLI-Y). The scholarship, which is funded by the U.S. Department of State, enabled Jessica to travel to Beijing, China to study in a six-week summer immersion program in Mandarin language and Chinese culture. more
Appearing at Kasey’s American GRILL on Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer decried the proliferation of Chinese-made counterfeit documents that, he said, contribute to underage drinking. Schumer was flanked by RVC Police Commissioner Charles Gennario, far left, Deputy Mayor Nancy Howard and Mayor Francis Murray.
Senator targets fake IDs in Rockville Centre news conference
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer called Tuesday for a crackdown on high-tech counterfeit driver’s licenses that are making underage drinking on Long Island and across the country more … more
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Sources close to Freeport Village Mayor Andrew Hardwick say he has not entirely killed plans to build a waste-to-energy incinerator in south Freeport, near the Merrick border. The incincerator would sit at the head of several tidal creeks leading into the nearby South Shore Estuary Reserve.
Toxic threat to nature's nursery?
Part one of a two-part series. Imagine building an incinerator next to a hospital nursery. That, critics say, is about what the Village of Freeport would be doing if it were to build a $550 million waste-to-energy incinerator alongside a wetland in south Freeport, near the Merrick border. Plans for the facility appear in doubt (see related story, "What's up with Freeport's incinerator plans?"). But if eventually approved, the project could have serious consequences for the local environment and human health. more
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Chinese delegation tours Long Beach
A delegation from the China National Development and Reform Commission met with City of Long Beach officials to learn about governmental policies, community infrastructure and development, and public … more
China, U.S. on a collision course with Earth
World leaders — and a throng of environmentalists and reporters — descended on Copenhagen last week for the 2009 Climate Conference convened by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. And what a raucous show it was, with 1,000 black-masked “protesters” getting arrested after hurling bricks through windows and battling police. more
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